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IMPRISONMENT: WHERE?

------5 DEC "1 '\918 Imprisonment: where?

Institutions (prisons and remand houses) to which persons* sentenced to tenns of imprisonment may be committed

There are various types of t)(ison in the Netherlands, each type being intended for a particular category of piisoner, for instance young persons or aduits, prisoners serving short-term or long-term sentenQ~S, men or women. Selection for any of these institutions takes into account: - age; - length of sentence. Another important factor is whether or not the person concerned wa~ already in custody when sentenced (i.e. on remand in a rgrnand house).

Age As far as age is concerned, a distinction is drawn between adults (persons aged 23 and over} and young p1'lrsons (the 18 -23 age-group; in some cases, persons under 18 Or ;:,VGii persons of23 and 24). length of sentence When distinguishing between persons serving short-term and long-term sentences, the actual du ration of the sentence is taken into account, that is to say, the sentence imposed less any period spent in custody awaiting trial or sentence (Le. in preliminary detention). The length of sentence is important since, as already

* the only establishment to which women sentenced to imprisonment are committed Is the Rotterdam Women's Prison; the information given in this pamphlet, therefore, refers only to male prisoners. 1 stated, a number of institutions are intended for prisoners serving short-term sentences and a number of others for those serving long-term sentences. The borderline between short-term and long-term sentences may in principle lie between 4 and 6 months; at the moment, it is drawn - at 5 months for you ng persons; - at 6 months for adults.

Are you ah'eady in preliminary detention? You may well be under preliminary detention at tl1e moment you are sentenced; ifso, your sentence will start from the commencement of your preliminary detention. The institutions to which you may be committed if you are aged 23 or over are shown in the diagram opposite (figure 1), and in figure 2 if you are under 23.

2 oNl '\ ,_0--.-6 ___ ~?\ NIEUWERSLUIS PRISON AND REMAND HOUSE

REMAN'.> HOUSE (preferably the remand house where the prisone' Is being held)

Figure 7. ,Penal institutions to which adults may be committed fol/owing a period spent il1 custody awaiting trial or sentence (i.e. in preliminary detention)

How to 'read' the diagrams You will note that the outer band of each circle shows the duration of the sentence, i.e. the period remaining after deduction of time spent in preliminary detention; it tells you which sector applies to your sentence and hence in which institution you may serve your sentence.

3 'De Corridor' CORRECTIVE TRAINING CAMP, ZCELAr.D (N.BR) maximum staV4 months)

REMAND HOUSE 'Nieuw Vossoveldt' (preferably the house of PRISON, VUGHT detention where the prisoner is (main building) alrendy being held)

ZUTPHEN PIlISON FOR YOUNG NIEUWERSLUIS PRISON AND PERSONS REMAND HOUSE (Ih& lUst 2 to 3 months may be (for seIVicemen who are to spent In 'Rotonhof' opon wing return to military service after ofprj~on) seIVing their sentence)

OPEN PRISONS OPEN PRISONS conditions: conditions: Ok (1) mInimum sentenc$ a (1) minimum sentenco a ~ months; months; ~'" (2) half 01 Sentence alreadv (2)half of sentence alreadv "/L " completed; completed; ''70 ~ (length ohley: liength of stay: i1Ih ~t05monthS) 3t05months) /// -YoS' . ~ ~ -

Figure 2. Institutions to which young people may be sent following a period spent in custody awaiting trial or sentence (i.e. in preliminary detention)

4 If you are not in preliminary detention In certain cases. the judge may decide not to remand a defendant in custody and Jrder instead that he remains free until such time as he is called upon to report at a certain institution to serve his sentence. If he fails to report, the police will usually be ordered to arrest him. Therefore, if you have not been remanded in custody to await trial, you will, if convicted, be sent direct to the place of imprisonment without serving any period of preliminary detention. If you are 23 or over the upper half of fig. 3 shows you the institution to which you may be sent; the bottom half will show you the institution to which you may be sent if you are under 23. In other words, there are special prisons for the category of defendants left free until trial, butthose who have been remanded in custody are sent either to a remand house, to an ordinary prison (see figures 1 and 2) or to a separate wing of the Leeuwarden Remand House.

Imprisonment following preliminary detention (adultsl see fig. 1 - Remand house (preferably the remand house where the prisoner is already in custody). Lack of accommodation, however, may sometimes necessitate committal to some other remand house. - 'De Boschpoort' Prison, Breda; - 'Nederheide' Prison Training Institution, Doetinchem; - Nieuwersluis Prison and Remand House (for servicemen who are to return to military service after serving their sentence); - Open Prisons (to qualify for one of these prisons, a prisoner must have been sentenced to 8 months or more and he must already have completed at least half of that term. Length of stay between 3 and 5 months); - 'De Fleddervoort' Semi-open Prison, Veenhuizen (the remainder of the term to be served should not be less than 2 months and not more than 3 months); - 'Esserheem' Prison, Veenhuizen; - 'Norgerhaven' Prison, Veenhuizen; - The Hague prison; - 'Noorderschans' Prison, Winschoten; - 'Schutterswei' Prison, Alkmaar.

5 Term of imprisonment following preliminary detention (young persons) - see figure 2 - Remand house (preferably the house of detention where the prisoner is already being held. Lack of accommodation may, however, necessitate Gommittal to some other remand house); - 'De Corridor' Corrective Training Camp, Zeeland (maximum stay 4 months); - the main building ofthe 'Nieuw Vosseveldt' Prison, Vught; - Nieuwersluis Prison and Remand House (for servicemen who are to return to military service after serving their sentence); - Zutphen Prison for Young Persons (prisoners may serve the last 2 to 3 months of their sentence in 'Rozenhof' open wing ofthe prison); - Open Prisons (to qualify for one of these prisons, a prisoner must have been sentenced to 8 months or more and he must have completed at least half of that term. Length of stay between 3 and 5 months).

Committal of prisoners who have not been in preliminary detention (adults) - see upper half of figure 3 - Remand house (preferably the house of detention in the district in which the prisoner was convicted or in an adjacent district); - 'de Raam' Prison, Grave, North Brabant (less than 1 month); - 'Oostereiland' Prison, Hoorn (length of sentence 14 days to 2 months); - 'Ter Peel' Prison, Sevenum (length of sentence: up to 6 months); - the 'Bankenbosch' and 'Nieuw Bergveen' wings of the 'Groot Bankenbosch' Prison, Veenhuizen.

NB: Any prisoners who, without any explanation fail to report to serve their sentence when ordered to do so by the Selection and Guidance Division of the Penal Selection Centre will be sent to one of the prisons named for the prisoners listed under 1.

See lower half of fig. 3 for prisoners who have not been held in custody (young persons) - Remand house (preferably the house of detention inthe district in which the prisoner was convicted or in an adjacent district);

ADULTS

'Oosterelland' PRISON, HOORN

14daysto2 mon!hs) PRISON, GRAVE

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(scntences exceeding 6 months \ after Initial reception ! / \ .tVught) REMAND HOUSE / \ main building of C. ' I \ the 'N,euw ;,0 \ I 'Do Loy' and ~osseVOldt' Prison for 1:> > / '00 Heggo' Young Persons at Vught ,;> . ! wings of tho (longth of sentonce 1 to 5 n __ -- j'NioUW Vosseveldt' months inclusive). ,9;:- \ '70 '. /PRISON FOR YOUNG ' ~v '~~.- / I'ERSONSATVUGHT~ 0 • T / (length of sentonce ~\{) / 14 days to 1 month) "- ~~ / :-{;;> "'; .... <", t>- --, /''--_-, ,\flr~- ---'---'-~---.. _/ YOUNG PERSONS

Figflfl' 3. Institutions to wllicll adults (see upper Ilalf) and young persons (see lower Ilalf! may lJe sent if tlley Ilave not been in preliminary detention

- 'De Ley' and 'De Hegge' wings of the 'Nieuw Vosseveldt' Prison for Young Persons at Vught (length of sentence 14 days to 1 month); - the main building of the 'Nieuw Vosseveldt' Prison for Young Persons at Vught (length of sentence 1 to 5 months inclusive). Prisoners may be transferred from tht' Prison for Young Persons at Vught to 'De Corridor' Corrective Training Camp (iength of sentence 1 to 5 months inclusive); - Zutphen Prison for Young Persons (sentences exceeding 5 months after initial reception at Vught).

SHORT TERMS OF IMPRISONMENT WHICH MAY BE SERVED PIECEMEAL In a number of houses of detention, short terms of imprisonment may be served piecemeal, for ir.stance at weekends (hence the original name: 'weekend sentence'). The remand houses at which this is possible are: Leeuwarden, Almelo, Arnhem, Utrecht, Alkmaar, Haarlem, The Hague, Den Bosch, Breda, Zutphen, Rotterdam.

8 Stafbureou Voorlichting Ministariavon Justitia In somonworking met hot CJt1traol WorVlnUS on Opioldings ill, .Ituut von hat Gevangeniswezon

's·Grovenhage, oktober 1976 Vormgeving: StaatsdrukkeriJ (Rob Leunnkj -,

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